Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 2, 31 August 2016, pp. 75–76.

[2]        Senate Hansard, 8 December 1987, pp. 2632–45.

[3]        See Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Annual reports (No. 1 of 2016), pp. 6–7; and Annual reports (No.1 of 2017), pp. 3–4.

[4]        Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance, Media Release, 'Transparency and accountability in executive remuneration for government businesses', 18 February 2017. https://www.financeminister.gov.au/media-release/2017/02/18/transparency-and-accountability-executive-remuneration-government

[5]        Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, Report 463: Commonwealth Financial Statements, August 2017, p. 10.

[6]        Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, Report 463: Commonwealth Financial Statements, August 2017, p. 10.

[7]        Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, Report 463: Commonwealth Financial Statements, August 2017, p.11.

[8]        Standing Order 25(20)(c).

[9]        See PGPA Rule 2014, sections 17AB, 17BC and 28C.

[10]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Guidelines for the Presentation of Documents to the Parliament (including Government Documents, Government Responses to Committee Reports, Ministerial Statements, Annual Reports and other Instruments), August 2016, pp. 4–5.

[11]      Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss. 34C(6).

[12]      Journals of the Senate, No. 67, 19 October 2017, p. 2135.

[13]      Senator Andrew Bartlett, Senate Hansard, 13 November 2017, pp. 8217–8220; Senator Janet Rice, Senate Hansard, 13 November 2017, pp. 8218–8219.

Chapter 2 - Review of selected reports

[14]      Department of the Environment and Energy, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 2.

[15]      Department of the Environment and Energy, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 2–3.

[16]      Department of the Environment and Energy, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 345. 

[17]      Department of the Environment and Energy, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 287–340.

[18]      Department of the Environment and Energy, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 12.

[19]      Department of the Environment and Energy, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 12. 

[20]      Bureau of Meteorology, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 2–4.

[21]      Bureau of Meteorology, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 2–3.

[22]      Bureau of Meteorology, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 61.

[23]      Bureau of Meteorology, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. x–xii.

[24]      Bureau of Meteorology, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 152.

[25]      Bureau of Meteorology, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 105.

[26]      Bureau of Meteorology, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 105.

[27]      Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 3–9. 

[28]      Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 3.

[29]      Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 12. 

[30]      Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 15–16.

[31]      Department of Communications and the Arts, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 2.

[32]      Department of Communications and the Arts, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 2–5. 

[33]      Department of Communications and the Arts, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 37.

[34]      Department of Communications and the Arts, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 75.

[35]      Australia Post, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 9.

[36]      Australia Post, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 67–79.

[37]      Australia Post, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 67.

[38]      Australia Post, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 67.

[39]      See Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Annual reports (No. 1 of 2017), pp.15–16.

[40]      Australia Post, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 25.

[41]      Australia Post, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 23.

[42]      Budget Estimates 2017–18, Additional Information, Correspondence to the committee concerning evidence provided by Australia Post and response to questions on notice from Australia Post.

[43]      Australia Post, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 23.

[44]      Supplementary Budget Estimates 2017–18, Australia Post, Answer to question on notice No. 73.

[45]      Australia Post, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 12.

[46]      Australia Post, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 11.

[47]      National Gallery Act 1975, ss. 6(1).

[48]      Commonwealth of Australia, Communications and the Arts Portfolio Budget Statements 2016–17, p. 190.

[49]      National Gallery of Australia, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 8.

[50]      National Gallery of Australia, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 14–23.

[51]      National Gallery of Australia, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 25.

[52]      National Gallery of Australia, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 68.

[53]      National Gallery of Australia, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 119.